GDT: Canes @ Stars: The Legend of the 40-minute Team

[Lempo]

Um he's been plenty ded the last 2 seasons

Only mostly ded.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Amazing what confidence can do for a guy hey? Let Rod know that. Instead he’s obsessed with Drury and his faceoff wins.

Yeah, I just don't see it with the massive body of work we've seen from the guy versus a couple decent games. He seems like he was developed in a top secret government facility to be the definition of a meh player. He's fine. But he doesn't fit what we need in that 2C position and he sure as hell isn't above a demotion at times. And as much as his defenders babble on about him being demoted at times, he's spent like 65 percent of his time with top six quality linemates. And as has been pointed out many times, he was kinda a passenger on those good lines even when they produced. He's possibly a slightly better player than Drury but playing either in the top six is just the hand we have to play right now. They're both 3rd line quality at best.

 

[Stickpucker]

So happy for KK. That is why you keep KK on line 2 and not demote him with any bad period or shift he may have Rod. He has played awesome the last 2 games for sure.

And another thing Rod…..Drury is a 4th line player. Period. Full stop.

I'm probably Kotkaniemis biggest detractor but I have to give him props for showing up past the 40 game mark.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

KK's nickname should be the Death Star because he's got the most powerful laser on the team but it takes him 5 full seconds to charge it up. First goal being yet another example.

 

[The Faulker 27]

KK's nickname should be the Death Star because he's got the most powerful laser on the team but it takes him 5 full seconds to charge it up. First goal being yet another example.

Maybe in 2 games per season. The other 80 games he's more like a stormtrooper.

 

[To Be Determined]

i love me some kk, probably more than most, and it is maddening seeing the occasional flashes but no consistency. i stubbornly hold out hope that he will figure out his body like a great dane puppy growing into his paws. i'm not asking for a tage-like explosion, just a tage-like 'putting it together' to be the player he can be. even it that tops out lower than his draft pedigree, he can still be a really really useful guy.

of course, just as i start to go limp on the whole thing i see something like the shot on his first goal last night and the refractory period ends.

he reminds me of lindholm as a cane. not quite as good, but with both you can/could tell there is more there.

 

[WreckingCrew]

i love me some kk, probably more than most, and it is maddening seeing the occasional flashes but no consistency. i stubbornly hold out hope that he will figure out his body like a great dane puppy growing into his paws. i'm not asking for a tage-like explosion, just a tage-like 'putting it together' to be the player he can be. even it that tops out lower than his draft pedigree, he can still be a really really useful guy.

of course, just as i start to go limp on the whole thing i see something like the shot on his first goal last night and the refractory period ends.

he reminds me of lindholm as a cane. not quite as good, but with both you can/could tell there is more there.

He's also, frustratingly, one of the only guys that really seems to stand up regularly for his teammates...for a team that's Charmin-soft that would hurt to lose. Can't he just figure out how to be a Winger dammit?

 

[AD Skinner]

of course, just as i start to go limp on the whole thing i see something like the shot on his first goal last night and the refractory period ends.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

so after last night Koko for Miller 50% retained straight up is probably fair right?

 

[MinJaBen]

so after last night Koko for Miller 50% retained straight up is probably fair right?

For Reggie Miller, maybe.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Line 2 looked a little like they did at the season's start. Please let them be for a few games before placing Perfect Cane there again.

Necas often says he plays his best hockey the second half of the year which would be fabulous for the Canes as he's currently, #10 in scoring and #7 in assists in the league.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Line 2 looked a little like they did at the season's start. Please let them be for a few games before placing Perfect Cane there again.

Necas often says he plays his best hockey the second half of the year which would be fabulous for the Canes as he's currently, #10 in scoring and #7 in assists in the league.

Despite going on a cold streak that saw him put up only 17 pts in his last 25 games

 

[hblueridgegal]

Despite going on a cold streak that saw him put up only 17 pts in his last 25 games

I think he would have had, at least, a few more assists and possibly, goals, had Gostisbehere not been injured and missed so many games during that time, too. They seemed to help each other out quite a bit. Svechy, also, just missed finishing a few beauties from Necas during that time, too.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Entertaining game, picked up pace in the 3rd. Unfortunately, a lot of that was Dallas pushing the pace and generating tons of in the crease scoring chances. Only some of that is attributable to scoring effects. However, on a back to back with travel, I certainly won't be upset. The effort was very good given the circumstances. Kotkaniemi was pretty good during the game and almost had a 3rd. I thought Burns had an oops or two but made several outstanding defensive plays. Chatfield was great. Though Orlov has more scoring talent, I find Chat to be much more reliable in our system and I'm glad he's signed for 2 more after this one. Kochetkov was our best player. Monster game from him.

 

[Stickpucker]

I thought Dallas looked more dangerous offensively and did a better job getting between the dots but the boys grit grinded out a W.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Canes approach to this game was very similar to the b2B Vancouver game. Play conservatively and in this game in particular look for your goalie to bail you out.

Pytor was spectacular although that goal given up was sketchy.

btw: Dallas arena has a terrible camera(s) position for fans viewing at home....seems too far away.

 

[Stickpucker]

Canes approach to this game was very similar to the b2B Vancouver game. Play conservatively and in this game in particular look for your goalie to bail you out.

Pytor was spectacular although that goal given up was sketchy.

btw: Dallas arena has a terrible camera(s) position for fans viewing at home....seems too far away.

I'm not going to hold the goal against him. Dallas had all the momentum and he was under nonstop assault. At that point this is what any goalies brain would look like:

 

[Tryamw]

I'm not going to hold the goal against him. Dallas had all the momentum and he was under nonstop assault. At that point this is what any goalies brain would look like:

It needs to be shiny

 

[Joe McGrath]

When he gives up a goal where he over pursues like that you just have to live with it and move on. That’s his style- similar to Mrazek in that sense.

 

[Wolfpuck]

When he gives up a goal where he over pursues like that you just have to live with it and move on. That’s his style- similar to Mrazek in that sense.

It comes with the territory. You take the good with the yikes and hope the defense can clean things up when he goes on an adventure.

 

[hblueridgegal]

With the added bonus of:

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It comes with the territory. You take the good with the yikes and hope the defense can clean things up when he goes on an adventure.

It is funny that Burns got...burned...on goals due to goaltending styles on back-to-back nights. The 3rd Chicago goal happened because he was probably expecting Freddie to get a stick on that cross pass, because Kotchetkov always would. And Dallas' goal happened because he lost the battle in front of the net after Kotchetkov went on a small adventure.

With the added bonus of:

Also probably should have been penalized there. He definitely touched it outside the trapezoid. I also think #22 is in an awkward position there, because he can't level Kooch without taking a penalty, but Kooch is allowed to do that to him?